Converge Technology Solutions is looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to help take our company to the next level.  You will be working with some of the most innovative companies that are shaping our culture for the next decade.  You’ll work with entrepreneurs, start-ups, VC backed, and large-scale companies that are working on incredible new ideas and focused on growth.  We are a fast-paced company, on the leading edge of the technology where you’ll be working on the ground floor with the next generation of innovators.

 

For this position, we are specifically looking for an architect who is experienced with the following:

·         Compute / Servers – Supermicro, Dell, HPE and/or Cisco

·         Storage – NetApp, Dell/EMC, Pure, IBM and emerging alternative vendors specializing in hybrid, full-flash and/or software-based storage

·         Virtualization – VMware, Hyper-V, KVM

Knowledge and experience in other key areas such as:

·         High-performance data center networking based on Juniper, Cisco, Arista Networks solutions and white-box switching and open network operating systems (Cumulus, Pluribus etc.)

·         Enterprise/campus networking and security – Aruba, Cisco Meraki

·         Network security – Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, Checkpoint, Cisco Meraki

·         Public cloud (AWS, GCP and Azure)

 

Responsibilities

·         Help our customers identify and select which technologies make sense for their business needs.

·         Support the Sales and the rest of Engineering team by creating various kinds of project documentation such as:

¨       Bills of Materials

¨       Statements of Work

¨       System Diagrams

¨       Project Presentations

·         Be available to answer technical and product comparison questions for the field and inside sales teams

·         Assist and accompany the sales team as required on customer calls and onsite meetings as a technical subject matter expert during various stages of sales process

·         Capture technical requirements for sales opportunities and recommend specific, detailed solutions

·         Help growing the business through the acquisition of new customers, winning sales opportunities, and earning repeat business with existing customers, and building business relationships with customers and manufacturers

·         Analyze technology trends for influence and impact on our products, strategy, and customers

·         Identify new opportunities for strategic directions and innovation

·         Contribute to or lead definition of an architectural framework for specific areas of technical expertise

·         Provide recommendations to senior management on strategic issues based on technical expertise and knowledge of industry trends combined with business needs

·         Deliver technically focused presentations to internal audiences to develop and promote Converge's technology strategies

·         Deliver technically focused presentations to external audiences (on-site meetings, workshops, conferences, etc.) to promote solutions Converge is actively selling and to demonstrate Converge's technical expertise

·         Directly contribute to development of technical standards that are important to Converge

·         Be involved in Professional Services engagement within areas of expertise, to ensure that Customers are satisfied and to keep up with technical skills

·         Initiate and cultivate productive and positive working relationships between yourself and all Converge employees

 

Education and Experience Requested

·         10+ years of hands-on experience in data center architecture and technologies

·         Storage and compute system architecture experience, preferably within a large enterprise environment

·         Hands-on operational experience in various storage solutions, operating systems and virtualization

·         Four-year college degree in Information Systems or equivalent work experience

·         Current, relevant industry certifications a plus – Juniper Networks (JNCIS/JNCIP/JNCIE), Palo Alto Networks (PCNSE, PSE-P), Cisco Networks (CCNP, CCNE), VMware (VCP)

 

Additional Requested Skills

·         Team focus – Everything we do involves teamwork.  Solutions architects are the elite members of the team and are often called upon to mentor and provide leadership to others

·         Results-oriented, highly productive, self-starter, taking ownership of tasks and completing them in a timely manner without reminders and with minimal supervision

·         Fluency in translating applications needs to networking requirements

·         Proficiency networking technologies and protocols such as: Ethernet, LACP, VLAN, MPLS, VPLS, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, QoS, STP, DNS, Multicast, TCP, HTTP

·         Familiarity with various storage technologies/protocols: SAN, NAS, File Systems, FC, FCoE, iSCSI, SMB, CIFS, NFS, etc. is helpful but not required

·         Familiarity with Linux and Windows Server system administration is desirable, but not required

·         Familiarity with AWS, GCP and Azure cloud platforms is desirable, but not required

 

Converge Technology Solutions offers equal opportunity to employees and applicants regardless of race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. Converge Technology Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party vendors associated with fees.